BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani

Pilani Campus

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
FIRST SEMESTER 2017-18
Course Handout (Part II)
Date: 25/07/2017
1. Course No. : ME G641
2. Course Title : Theory of Elasticity & Plasticity
3. Credit unit : 5 (3 lectures per week)
4. Course Description: The course has wide ranging application in Civil Engineering
structures, Machine tool structures, metal forming, and cold working. The studies deal with
the determination of stresses and displacements in common structural forms- plates, beams,
shells etc. subjected to external forces. The course covers basic theory of elasticity, 2-D and
3-d problems of elasticity, Theories of plastic flow, Flow of ideally plastic and strain
hardening metals, and theory of metal forming processes.
5. Course Level Objectives: The course is for higher degree students to prepare them in
applying the theory on some problems of practical and design interest. The students will be
able to appreciate underlying meaning of material and structural behavior under complex
loading conditions. Students are also encouraged to do assignments using the
ANSYS/ABAQUS package to solve problems of elasticity and plasticity to compare the
analytical solutions.
CO1: Understand the concept of stress and strain in situations where large deformations are
involved.
CO2: Appreciate the governing differential equations that describe a general boundary
value problem in elasticity.
CO3: Solve the general elasticity boundary value problems with various boundary
conditions using methods of complex variable techniques
CO4: Appreciate the concept of yielding and yield criteria. Yield surface and normality
rule, Associated flow rule
6. Instructor-in-Charge : J S RATHORE

7. Text Books:
T1 Timoshenko S. P. & Goodier J. N., Theory of Elasticity, 3rd Edition, Mc-Graw Hill,
1982.
T2 J. Chakrabarty, Theory of Plasticity, Mc-Graw Hill Book Company, Singapore, 1987.
8. Reference Books:
R1 M. Filonenko-Borodich, Theory of Elasticity, Foreign Language Publishing House,
Moscow.
R2 PDS Varma, Theory of Elasticity, Vikas Publishing House Private Limited, New Delhi,
1997.
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R3 Alexander Mendelson Plasticity-Theory & application, The Macmillan Company, New

York, 1968.
9. Course Plan:
Reference Learning Objectives
Module Lecture session Chap./Sec.
# (Book)
Introduction L1-2: Plane strain and Plane Ch 1-2 T1 Transformation of stress
to Theory stress of theory of elasticity, components.
of Elasticity Methods of analysis Principle stresses and
& Plasticity Principle planes.
2-D L3-13: Bending of beams Ch 3 T1 Plane elasticity problems,
elasticity Biharmonic equation
problems in Airy's stress function
Rectangular
coordinates Solution in rectangular
coordinates
2-D L14-21: General Equation, Ch 4 T1 Airy's stress function
elasticity Pure bending, Rotating Disk, Solution in polar coordinates
problems in Edge dislocation, Effect of
Polar circular hole
Coordinates
3-D L22-24: Principal stresses, Ch 7 T1 Equilibrium equations
elasticity Stress invariants, Strain Compatibility equations
Problems Homogeneous deformation,
strain at a point Constitutive equations:
Elasticity
Invariants of Stress tensor
Torsion L 25-30: Torsion in straight Ch 9 T1 Membrane analogy, Narrow
problems of bars of any cross section, rectangular cross section,
elasticity Elliptic cross section, other General solution, torsion of
solutions, rolled profiles, hollow shafts,
thin tubes, screw dislocations
Physics of L31-36:Constitutive relations, Ch 2-5 of Yield surface, Normality rule,
Plasticity, Problems contained plastic T2, R3 Yield criteria
Steady state deformation, True stress-strain Ch 7 and 8 Deformation and Flow
problems in curve, strain rate effects, R3 theories of Plasticity
plane strain idealization, Yield criteria,
plastic stress-strain relations, Solution of Plasticity
Symmetrical extrusion, Problems
Unsymmetrical extrusion,
multi-hole extrusion, Sheet
drawing, Cold rolling,
mechanics of hot rolling
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10. Evaluation Scheme:

Evaluation Duration Weightage Date & Time Remarks
Component (Min) (%)
Mid-sem 90 25 9/10 11:00 - 12:30 PM CB
Seminar -- 15 OB
Project -- 20 OB
Compre. Exam 180 40 1/12 AN OB+CB

Chamber Consultation Hour: Room No. 2146-C. Friday 5 to 6 PM.

Notices: will be displayed in Mechanical engineering notice board only.
Make-up Policy: Make-up will be granted only to genuine cases. For cases related to illness,
proper documentary evidence is essential. Prior permission is necessary if
student is out of station on the test date.

Instructor-in-charge
ME G641